Sports Junkies Episode 28: Gavyn Davies
January 18, 2020
In the bi-weekly series Sports Junkies WSPN's CJ Brown and Aiden Chitkara give their take on the state of national and local sports. In the twenty-eighth installment of the podcast, the hosts interview senior Varsity Boys Basketball captain, Gavyn Davies. The crew keeps it at the local level by discussin...
JV and Freshman basketball teams acquire new coaches
Deirdre Brown and Lauren Medeiros
January 17, 2020
Heading into the 2020 boys basketball season, the Freshman and Junior Varsity teams welcomed two new coaches: Robert Willams(Freshman) and Coach Jay Johnson(JV). Wellness teacher John Berry had been the boys freshman coach since 2008, and his colleague, math teacher Eric Wolven had been coaching the...
Fantasy Football: Taking the game to the next level
Michael Chen, Lauren Medeiros, and Deirdre Brown
January 17, 2020
As the fantasy football season draws to an end, some may wonder why this game has so much popularity in the first place. At its core, fantasy football is essentially a game where people “draft” football players onto their fantasy teams. Fantasy teams will generally consist of a quarterback, two...
Wayland takes home Warrior Cup in Christmas Eve Meet
Caitlin Newton, Sammy Johnson, and Julia Raymond
January 16, 2020
On December 24th, the Wayland Wrestling team hosted Lincoln Sudbury High School for the annual Christmas Eve meet. This meet with LS is an annual tradition with the goal to take home the Warrior Cup. This year, Wayland won the cup for the third year in a row. For more photos click here....
Shooting an IBL practice (8 photos)
Caroline Lampert and Julia Wegerbauer
January 16, 2020
Many students participate in Wayland High School's intermural basketball league. The boys played tough games, but in this week's standings, the Orange team won against the Blue team 58-51, and the White team won against the Green team 86-44. For more photos, click here....
Half Hour Hook Episode 3: Omar Rivera
Sam White, Andrew Boyer, and Garrett Spooner
January 15, 2020
In the weekly series ‘Half Hour Hook,’ WSPN reporters Andrew Boyer and Sam White talk about the latest happenings in the NBA, along with the rich history of the league. Also, WSPN sports analyst Garrett Spooner debuts new segment 'Beantown Breakdown' and Senior Omar Rivera makes a guest appearance. Tim...
Local Students Head to Youth Olympics for Curling
January 10, 2020
Many people know curling as a long-running sport in the Olympic games. This year, team USA will be represented at the Youth Olympics in January, by four youth athletes and their coach. The team consists of Coach John Benton (former Olympian), and Athletes Ethan Hebert, Alina Tschumakow, Katie Murph and...
Boys hockey adapts to goalie situation
Garrett Spooner and Dante Coppola
January 10, 2020
A goalie is one of the most important positions in hockey. After all, the way to win is to score, and the goalie prevents the other team from landing the puck in the back of the net. Coming into this season, the Wayland varsity boy’s hockey team was without a single goalie on their roster after graduating...
Half Hour Hook Episode 2: Giannis and Harden
Sam White, Andrew Boyer, and Garrett Spooner
January 10, 2020
In the weekly series, ‘Half Hour Hook,’ WSPN reporters Andrew Boyer and Sam White talk about the latest happenings in the NBA, along with the rich NBA history of the league. WSPN sports analyst Garrett Spooner makes his first appearance as well. 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Current Standings 4:32 - Bucks 6:38 - Giannis 10:03 - Jazz 11:18 - Nuggets 11:56 - Michael Porter Jr. 14:07 - Harden 15:32 - Westbrook 18:18 - Break 18:46 - Nets 19:41 - Kyrie 21:34 - Garrett's Takes 21:53 - Brandon Ingram ...
Wrestling season preview
January 9, 2020
After winning the individual state championship last winter, the WHS wrestling team is going into this season with a changed perspective. Since last year, the team has grown, and athletes are hungry for more wins. “We have a lot of guys returning this year, and in our preseason meeting, coach [Sean]...
Girls hockey scores a win against Shawsheen (9 photos)
Julia Raymond and Lauren Medeiros
January 7, 2020
The Wayland and Weston Warcats girls hockey team defeated Shawsheen 6-2 on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Both teams played an aggressive game, and the Warcats had multiple goal scorers including Weston junior captain Jackie Goode. For more photos, click here....
Sports Junkies Episode 27: NFL Playoffs
January 7, 2020
In the bi-weekly series Sports Junkies, WSPN’s CJ Brown and Aiden Chitkara give their takes on the state of national and local sports. In the 27th installment of the podcast, the hosts first discuss the fate of the Patriots dynasty. After, the guys break down all four divisional round games and of...
